as in early
occurring before the usual or expected time
the untimely arrival of our guests caught us by surprise
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Recent Examples of untimely
Now, his untimely death is reigniting urgent conversations about the mental health and addiction struggles that so often afflict young stars thrust into the limelight.
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Will Ripley, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Some three decades after Marsha’s untimely death, Tourmaline sees her great subject’s impact everywhere — on the red carpet and in the halls of power, but especially in our community’s capacity to show up at both: to exude joy in defiance.
—Wren Sanders, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
The agency given to a player of this game, who can adjust character strength and charisma and agility, and just restart after an untimely death, is not at all reflective of reality.
—Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
Read more: Liam Payne Is Mourned by Peers and Fans
Liam Payne’s untimely death, to put it plainly, has become an internet phenomenon, which makes sense given that his whole adult life was one too.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
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Will Ripley, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Some three decades after Marsha’s untimely death, Tourmaline sees her great subject’s impact everywhere — on the red carpet and in the halls of power, but especially in our community’s capacity to show up at both: to exude joy in defiance.
—Wren Sanders, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
The agency given to a player of this game, who can adjust character strength and charisma and agility, and just restart after an untimely death, is not at all reflective of reality.
—Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
Read more: Liam Payne Is Mourned by Peers and Fans
Liam Payne’s untimely death, to put it plainly, has become an internet phenomenon, which makes sense given that his whole adult life was one too.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untimely
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Buck Bedding Areas Buck bedding areas are incredibly productive spots throughout the early season, pre-rut, and late season.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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The world is currently experiencing a fourth global coral bleaching event, with mass bleaching confirmed in at least 62 countries and territories worldwide from 2023 to early 2024, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Peter Guo, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Nichushkin submarined the past two playoff runs, sent home during a first-round exit to Seattle in 2023 and banned hours before the puck dropped in Game 4 of the club’s second-round series against Dallas, leading to another premature elimination.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Walking back the Beth idea and positioning John as the main (only) target feels like a retcon, or at least an event moved several episodes up due to Costner’s premature exit.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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However, unexpected surprises and miscommunications with a friend or a group could make things go south in a New York minute.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Demonstrating your reliability will lead to an unexpected opportunity involving financial gain.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Since the intelligence agencies do not usually bother to debunk such individual bits of false propaganda, the sudden flurry of public notifications indicates the severity of the threat that U.S. spies now see in the underlying Russian plot against the election.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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The reasons why election watchers may see sudden changes in Kamala Harris' or Donald Trump's standing in the most competitive states is largely influenced by two factors: how absentee ballots are processed and the population density of an area.Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Any charges, if filed, would likely come at a politically inopportune time for Trump, who leads the pack of contenders in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.Time, Time, 7 June 2023
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And the latest revelations came at a particularly inopportune time for the government: Section 702 is set to expire on December 31 unless Congress reauthorizes it.Adam I. Klein, National Review, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Untimely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untimely. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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